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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/19/2019 10:49:33 AM

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On Java, Banjoewangi was captured without casualty; the 3 Dutch defenders surrendered.

China

The counterattack south of Hengyang was a success -

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Ground combat at 80,54 (near Hengyang)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 11292 troops, 110 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 426

Defending force 8338 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171

Japanese adjusted assault: 272

Allied adjusted defense: 15

Japanese assault odds: 18 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3814 casualties reported
Squads: 96 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 83 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating back to Hengyang!

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
11th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
46th Chinese Corps
78th Chinese Corps

These 2 beat up corps are now the only defenders in Hengyang, as the 3 units there yesterday have withdrawn westward. 116 Div(+) will cross the river into Hengyang in a few days. 22 Div turns its attention to the south and the coming stampede of Chinese units fleeing north from Kukong.

Bataan

A second day of attacks was not much better than the first, but it did reduce forts again (to 2). Fatigue and disruption are both high in 14th Army (now reinforced by 4 Div), so a few days of bombardment from land and air will allow some recovery. Naval bombardment would be a welcome addition, but the Allied mines at Bataan are still too plentiful.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/19/2019 5:15:51 PM

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Java

38 Div landed at Kalidjati; defended by a KNIL Rgt and base force; should be easily captured tomorrow. Due to fatigue, 18 Divs trek from Tjilatjap to Bandoeng will take a day longer than expected.

Malaya

8 Indian Bde wandered into Kota Bharu from the jungle a couple days ago, disrupted, fatigued, and likely out of food. A few more attacks by the Sasebo 3rd SNLF should do them in.

China

Kukong was captured. There are now 15 Chinese units, mostly combat ineffective, trapped north of Kukong. I intend to get them off the road and into the woods where they'll be out of the fight. Two IJA divisions will cross the river from Changsha to Siangtan tomorrow, followed by the 116 Div(+) stack crossing into Hengyang the following day. Both of those bases, in clear terrain, are being bombed from the air.

Back up near Hankow, the 7 Chinese Corps was attacked and retreated SW across the river into a swamp next to Wuchang. A regiment from Wuchang will move to attack them.

SOPAC

21 Div/A will land at Torokina tomorrow, escorted by a BB TF and LRCAP provided by CarDivs 1 & 2.

Celebes

16 Rgt entered Makassar and will attack the surrounded base tomorrow.

Burma

33 Div/A will unload at Moulmein tomorrow, as 112 Rgt enters overland from the SW.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/19/2019 5:28:57 PM

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If you really want to take Chungking, try to eliminate as few Chinese units as possible. Just render than combat ineffective and isolated, maybe by surrounding them with a unit with them, then walk in all of the hex sides to close them, then leave a decent unit to watch them. Or leave a long, convoluted supply path so there is lots of wastage to reduce the Chinese supplies even further. The main objective is to have fewer Chinese units in Chungking as well as fewer units spawning there while you try to capture it.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/19/2019 5:29:39 PM

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If you really want to take Chungking, try to eliminate as few Chinese units as possible. Just render than combat ineffective and isolated, maybe by surrounding them with a unit with them, then walk in all of the hex sides to close them, then leave a decent unit to watch them. Or leave a long, convoluted supply path so there is lots of wastage to reduce the Chinese supplies even further. The main objective is to have fewer Chinese units in Chungking as well as fewer units spawning there while you try to capture it.

That's exactly my plan.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/19/2019 5:30:33 PM

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And this -

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Sub attack near Niihau at 174,111

Japanese Ships
SS I-4

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Indianapolis
CL Honolulu
DD Mugford
DD Blue
DD Walke
DD Mustin
DD Worden
DD Cassin
DD Dunlap
DD Patterson

Ammo storage explosion on CV Lexington
SS I-4 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Lexington

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/20/2019 1:03:01 AM

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Japanese subs are huge force multipliers. In my current game they are the most effective Japanese weapons.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/23/2019 12:13:10 AM

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Friday the 13th (Feb 13, 1942)

Long Island flipped (the one near Lae, not New York).

IJA troops landed at Moulmein and Torokina. Moulmein has largely been abandoned by the British; Torokina is vacant. Both should be captured without difficulty.

Kalidjati was easily captured after bombardment by sea and air -

quote:

Ground combat at Kalidjati (50,99)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13184 troops, 117 guns, 66 vehicles, Assault Value = 455

Defending force 1357 troops, 34 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Japanese adjusted assault: 389

Allied adjusted defense: 1

Japanese assault odds: 389 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Kalidjati !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
646 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 39 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 18 (15 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Units retreated 2

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
38th Division
14th Tank Regiment

Defending units:
2nd KNIL Regiment
Kalidjati Base Force

38 Div will continue to Batavia while 14 Tank Rgt stops between Bandoeng and Batavia; this should prevent the Dutch troops at Bandoeng from quickly joining those at Batavia, enabling their defeat in detail.

A brigade of the Imperial Guard Div will land at Port Blair tomorrow.

The Rufe research facility at Osaka reached 30(0), the first of 8 Rufe research sites to do so.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/23/2019 4:22:17 AM

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ORIGINAL: Uncivil Engineer

The Rufe research facility at Osaka reached 30(0), the first of 8 Rufe research sites to do so.

In a stock Scen 1, I like Rufe also and tend to build a fair number of them.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/23/2019 5:57:45 PM

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If you're expecting a Valentine's Day massacre, you came to the wrong AAR.

Anyway, Torokina flipped as 21 Div(-) prepared to attack. IJA troops landed at Port Blair (IG Div(-)), Misool (SNLF Co), and Pamekasan (5 Div).

The oil facility at Soerabaja has been repaired to 10 and repair has stopped; I may restart depending how the oil facility at Magwe holds up when captured. Repair of the RSY at Soerabaja has begun.

In China, troops crossed the river into Siangtan and Hengyang, but an attack occurred only at Siangtan (1:1 and reduced forts to zero). The lone Chinese corps at Hengyang is moving west, so I guess that's why a shock attack did not happen (although I would have preferred that it did). The encirclement between Hengyang and Kukong continues to tighten. A second encirclement around Changteh may develop over the next week, depending on whether the Chinese delay their withdrawal or hasten it.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/24/2019 1:43:08 PM

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The situation in south-central China before the Feb 15 turn -

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/24/2019 8:28:16 PM

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Misool flipped.

IJA troops landed at Denpasar. Nearby, off the Java coast, 5 Div suffers 4 disablements while accepting the surrender of a Dutch regiment -

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Ground combat at Pamekasan (57,105)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13609 troops, 130 guns, 68 vehicles, Assault Value = 481

Defending force 2263 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 94

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 457

Allied adjusted defense: 17

Japanese assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pamekasan !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Allied ground losses:
3077 casualties reported
Squads: 104 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 80 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
5th Division

Defending units:
Barisan KNIL Regiment

Across the Java Sea, 16 Rgt suffers 8 disablements accepting the surrender of the Makassar garrison -

quote:

Ground combat at Makassar (65,106)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4227 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 155

Defending force 1414 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 48

Japanese adjusted assault: 120

Allied adjusted defense: 10

Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Makassar !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1923 casualties reported
Squads: 49 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 69 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
16th Infantry Regiment
Yokosuka 3rd SNLF

Defending units:
Makassar Garrison Battalion
Makassar Base Force

At Port Blair, IG Div(-) suffers 2 disablements capturing the base -

quote:

Ground combat at Port Blair (46,58)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4050 troops, 31 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 145

Defending force 354 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8

Japanese adjusted assault: 124

Allied adjusted defense: 3

Japanese assault odds: 41 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Port Blair !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), preparation(-), morale(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
330 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards/B Division

Defending units:
Port Blair RN Det
5/14th Punjab Battalion

Across the Andaman Sea, 33 Div(-)+ suffers 2 disablements capturing Moulmein -

quote:

Ground combat at Moulmein (55,55)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 7552 troops, 62 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 274

Defending force 1383 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59

Japanese adjusted assault: 150

Allied adjusted defense: 13

Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Moulmein !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), experience(-)
Attacker: op mode(-)

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
651 casualties reported
Squads: 21 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
112th Infantry Regiment
33rd/A Division

Defending units:
2nd Burma Brigade

And in China,

some things didn't go as expected. From north to south (see the map on post # 189) -

1 - The attack east of Wuchang was successful, but the Chinese corps retreated NE, not SW. My guess is the circuitous supply path back to Sian is shorter than the circuitous supply path back to Changteh?! Whatever, I didn't check.

2 - At Siangtan, 3 Div crossed the river but did not shock attack. Again, the defenders were moving, so that may have been a factor.

3 - At Hengyang, the combat ineffective 46 Chinese Corps retreated NW (this one I got right!!) It was trying to move west.

4 - South of Hengyang, 12 Bde is not quite strong enough to move the 4 defending Chinese corps, so there was no retreat.

5 - Just north of Kukong, I thought the Chinese defense would be adequate to withstand the IJA attack, but it wasn't, and retreated NW into the woods. A brigade of 104 Div moved NW along the minor road to prevent the Chinese from retreating west onto the road.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/25/2019 2:24:28 PM

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A 1:1 attack at Bataan reduced the forts to 1. Elements of 1 Div are enroute from Shanghai to reinforce before another deliberate attack (in a few days).

Siangtan, Bandoeng, and Denpasar were captured with minimal disablements. At Siangtan there was 25% damage to resource and light industry, as the defenders withdrew westward to Shaoyang. At Bandoeng there was no damage to resource and light industry, and the combat ineffective defenders retreated west (and not toward Batavia). At Denpasar the defending base force surrendered.

33 Div's and IG Div's brigades, on transports, are assembling at Tavoy for an assault landing at Pegu. CarDiv 3 is nearby. Battleship escorts are enroute.

5 Div is reloading transports at Pamekasan and will head for Burma when loaded. 18 and 38 Div will march into Batavia within a day or 2.

The port at Saigon has reached level 6. Since battleships can't go up river to replenish I see no need to increase it further.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/26/2019 6:39:37 PM

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I've seen slow days before, but this is insane!

Palopo flipped (I don't know where it is either).

Heavy Industry at Soerabaja has been repaired to 10 and will not be expanded further.

A big attack along the road from Kukong to Hengyang tomorrow; should push the Chinese stack into the woods.

Elements of 33 Div and IG Div will land at Pegu tomorrow; defended by one British/Burmese/Indian(?) unit.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/26/2019 6:47:29 PM

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At Saigon, I build up the shipyard to 15 so it can repair any IJN CAs.

As far as HI goes, build it up in China/Manchuria where it will work and not be subject to Allied VPs due to strategic bombing.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/27/2019 12:46:59 AM

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At Saigon, I build up the shipyard to 15 so it can repair any IJN CAs.

As far as HI goes, build it up in China/Manchuria where it will work and not be subject to Allied VPs due to strategic bombing.

I think I've got Saigon past 15, but I don't have the game open. I usually take it to 30. Singapore is at 15 cause it was damaged down to 1 during capture; that 15 may eventually be increased when supply is a little more plentiful.

Some HI in China has been increased; right now Port Arthur is the only place being worked on. I also try to limit HI increases to ports so that if fuel runs low I can get some in quickly.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/27/2019 2:34:46 AM

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HI will demand fuel and it will get there if it is available.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/27/2019 11:29:43 AM

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HI will demand fuel and it will get there if it is available.

The operative phrase in that sentence is "if it is available". My experience with places like Harbin is you dump fuel on the coast and you get a trickle at Harbin, but not enough to support HI. Fuel rarely flows FROM Port Arthur (in my experience). If my HI increase point is a port I dump fuel there, store it so it won't leave, and I'm good for several weeks.

I do the same on Hokkaido - store fuel at Sapporo, Hakodate, and Muroran, as they all produce HI - and try to minimize refueling of xAK when they load resources.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/28/2019 3:05:42 PM

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Feb 18

Little Andaman flipped.

Feb 19

Nias Flipped. IJA troops landed at Pegu in force; parts of 33 Div and Imperial Guard Div. First bombardment attack at Batavia disclosed Allied AV ~220; waiting for the other division before conducting a deliberate attack (in a day or 2).

The oil facility at Djambi has been fully repaired to 250.

In China, west of Changsha a big push to the west by IJA is developing. South of Hengyang more Chinese troops have been forced into the woods, and the few Chinese stranglers still east of the road are trying to move west onto the road and sure annihilation.

Edit: In the map legend, Feb 22 attack should be Feb 20 attack

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/28/2019 5:41:06 PM

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Yes, kill the Zombies. Then they will resurrect and be normal . . .

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/29/2019 10:52:29 AM

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Yes, kill the Zombies. Then they will resurrect and be normal . . .

It's not that I want to kill them, it's that the 31k Chinese troops east of the Kukong-Hengyang highway are trying to move into a hex that they cannot retreat from (under current conditions). What I've decided I need to do is move my 675 AV stack NE or SW and give that rough terrain hex to the Chinese (once they move into it). Then I move back in along the road and force their retreat west to the 44k Chinese stack. They live and do not respawn, but are essentially out of the fight for weeks.

I should be able to get the 48k and 46k Chinese stacks to retreat west and northwest to Chihkiang (sp?). There are only 2 weak units in front of my 584 AV stack between me and Kweilin.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/30/2019 12:44:31 AM

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IJA troops landed at Mataram and Kendari. Pegu was captured -

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Ground combat at Pegu (55,53)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 13224 troops, 102 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 653

Defending force 6014 troops, 43 guns, 40 vehicles, Assault Value = 162

Japanese adjusted assault: 232

Allied adjusted defense: 34

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Pegu !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
136 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
2867 casualties reported
Squads: 150 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 71 destroyed, 39 disabled
Engineers: 31 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 14 (12 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 32 (31 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Units retreated 5

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:
Imperial Guards/A Division
33rd/C Division
Imperial Guards/C Division
10th Tank Regiment
Imperial Guards/B Div /2

Defending units:
2nd Burma Brigade
4th Burma Rifles Battalion
48th Gurkha Brigade
Burma Command
108th RAF Base Force

A deliberate attack at Bataan reduced forts to 0! I'm going to risk a shock attack tomorrow, hoping to get lucky.

In China, 2 Chinese straggler units moved onto the Kukong-Hengyang highway from the east, but as discussed in the previous post, I'm going to leave that hex to give control of the hexsides to the Chinese, then move back in and force their retreat into the woods to the west. Within a few days there should be more than 2000 IJA AV pushing toward Chihkiang and Kweilin.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/30/2019 5:06:29 PM

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The shock attack at Bataan did nothing; 1:2 and forts remain at 0 with some airfield damage. Parts of 1 Div are unloading at Iba, so it will be bombardment attacks until one of the infantry regiments arrive. The three divisions at Bataan (4, 16, and 48) are highly fatigued and disrupted, so need a rest.

Batavia was attacked at 1:1 and forts were reduced from 3 to 2. The only retreat from Batavia is to adjacent Buitenzorg, which is a mountain hex. 2 Tank Rgt and 2 Recon Rgt will enter Buitenzorg in 2 days, cutting off the possibility of retreat. Merak flipped some weeks ago and has been occupied by a battalion of 2 Div.

Kendari, Mataram, and Green Is. were captured; the defenders at Kendari and Mataram surrendered; Green Is was empty.

In China, Shaoyang was easily captured, as 5 of the 6 defenders moved out; the 55 Chinese Corps surrendered.

The image above shows the one attack for Feb 22 (star); 216 AFV (not much infantry) against a Chinese corps. If unsuccessful, reinforcements are inbound from the east. I'd prefer this corps retreat NW before 3 and 36 Divs advance to block it. The 104 Div stack 2 hexes south will move NE this turn giving that rough terrain hex to the Chinese (temporarily). 104 Div will immediately move back and attack to force retreat west into the woods. Kweilin is the next major objective in this sector.

Imperial Guard Div will enter Rangoon tomorrow from Pegu, as reinforcements continue to arrive at Pegu by sea and by road from Moulmein. 1 Raiding Rgt will fly from Moulmein and drop on Bassein tomorrow also.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/30/2019 5:11:30 PM

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You may be overstacked at Bataan. Bring in artillery and air units to bomb. Try to have as many different bombing attacks as is possible to use up supplies as each attack increases the supply usage by 10%. Don't forget to bomb the airfield and port to help prevent fort construction. Bomb at night as well, even if it is just Idas.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/30/2019 5:26:54 PM

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You may be overstacked at Bataan. Bring in artillery and air units to bomb. Try to have as many different bombing attacks as is possible to use up supplies as each attack increases the supply usage by 10%. Don't forget to bomb the airfield and port to help prevent fort construction. Bomb at night as well, even if it is just Idas.

There are no stacking limits at Bataan in Scenario 1. Betties, Nells, Sallies, and a few land-based Vals have been bombing airfield and troops forever (seems like forever, anyway). The last attack, even though unsuccessful, showed that the Allied defenders are likely in worse shape than 14 Army. IRL they held out til May; that's not going to happen here.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 8/30/2019 6:13:19 PM

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My mistake, I play with stacking limits. No more than two females with me on a full sized bed . . .

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 9/2/2019 3:31:31 PM

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Feb 22 Batavia captured!

quote:

Ground combat at Batavia (49,98)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28814 troops, 336 guns, 376 vehicles, Assault Value = 989

Defending force 9779 troops, 138 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 157

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Japanese adjusted assault: 567

Allied adjusted defense: 173

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Batavia !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
232 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
3825 casualties reported
Squads: 91 destroyed, 78 disabled
Non Combat: 307 destroyed, 56 disabled
Engineers: 17 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 113 (111 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 7
Units destroyed 2 [AA Bn and one of the base forces]

Defeated Allied Units Retreating southwest to Buitenzorg!

Assaulting units:
18th Division
38th Division
8th Tank Regiment
14th Tank Regiment
20th AA Regiment
18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
1st KNIL Regiment
Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion
4th KNIL Landstorm Battalion
ML-KNIL
1st KNIL AA Battalion
KNIL Army Command
Batavia Base Force
Merak Base Force
Bandoeng Base Force

The Imperial Guard Div bombarded at Rangoon, as the defenders head out. Meanwhile, overhead, 1 Raid Rgt dropped on, and captured, Bassein.

At Nagoya, Rufe research reached 30(0), the second Rufe facility to be fully researched. At Soerabaja, the RSY reached 10(0), and will likely stay at that level.

In China, the rough terrain hex in the middle of the contested area between Kukong and Hengyang was evacuated by IJA troops, temporarily, giving control of the hex and all hexsides to the Chinese. 104 Div(+) will return in 2 days to reclaim and evict the current defenders. The armor attack west of Hengyang was 1:15, but the Chinese suffered disablements 6 times higher than the IJA. However, 13 Div arrived to renew the effort. The defending 79 Chinese Corps will be surrounded tomorrow, as 3 and 36 Divs move west to block retreat.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 9/3/2019 9:22:27 PM

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Feb 23

IJA troops land at unoccupied Buka by sea, and unoccupied Bima by airdrop.

Ha-44 engine research advanced from May 43 to Apr 43.

The attack in China (see the starred hex on the map on post #201) succeeded in ejecting the sole Chinese corps, except it retreated SW across the river, as all other retreat routes were blocked. So, that's another unit out of the fight for awhile.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 9/5/2019 6:24:06 PM

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Feb 24 & 25

A brigade of 21 Div landed at Choiseul Bay on Feb 24 and captured the vacant base on Feb 25. A naval guard unit captured vacant Ontong Java on Feb 24.

Mines were encountered at Rangoon and Tulagi on Feb 24; minesweeping began at Rangoon and Batavia on Feb 24 and concluded on Feb 25.

Rangoon was captured on Feb 25 by a reinforced Imperial Guard Div. This capture increased the victory point ratio to over 2:1 (13860 - 6087). The base facilities are greatly damaged, with the refinery over 50% damaged. No repairs will be initiated until Magwe is captured; if Magwe is secured with minimal damage to the oil fields, then some refinery repair at Rangoon will be undertaken. In any event, a significant amount of oil will likely need to be shipped out.

On Java, Buitenzorg was captured and the defenders surrendered. All bases on Java are now in Japanese control. There is one stack of Allied units near Tjilatjap, but without supply it is not a significant problem.

Manila's port has been ungraded to level 7, and the Allied mines appear to be gone, although Bataan is still mined.

Ha-45 engines advanced another month from Jul 43 to Jun 43. These advance every 17 days, so I expect them to begin producing in August 42.

Availability
May 43 ~ Mar 15, 42
Apr 43 ~ Apr 2, 42
Mar 43 ~ Apr 19, 42
Feb 43 ~ May 6, 42
Jan 43 ~ May 23, 42
Dec 42 ~ Jun 10, 42
Nov 42 ~ Jun 27, 42
Oct 42 ~ Jul 14, 42
Sep 42 ~ Jul 31, 42
Aug 42 ~ Aug 17, 42
more or less

In China, the penetration west of Changsha is being expanded. Several Chinese units are essentially trapped in the woods, and several more may end up being trapped in Changteh if they don't evacuate soon.

Japanese units east and south of Sian are starting to advance again to fix Chinese units there and prevent them from retreating to Chungking. Currently, there are only 9 units at Chungking. Few Chinese units have been destroyed, and those that have do not appear to have respawned yet.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 9/5/2019 7:21:08 PM

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I personally would not repair Rangoon's refinery. You probably have a surplus of refining capacity anyway plus Magwe's oil is subject to intense bombing.

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RE: Wait... What! (NO Chris) - 9/6/2019 7:46:53 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

I personally would not repair Rangoon's refinery. You probably have a surplus of refining capacity anyway plus Magwe's oil is subject to intense bombing.

I somewhat agreed. Here's what I'm thinking (as I type this).

Rangoon's refinery is at 90(110). If I spend 10,000 supply to repair it to 100(100), what do I get? An extra 90 fuel and 10 supply per day, as long as the 100 oil is available. The fuel will likely be used locally, the supply surely will. The 100 oil won't have to be shipped out to another refinery.

If Rangoon can be held 2 years (til Mar 44 and the 100 oil is available daily the entire time), I've produced an extra 65,700 fuel, 7300 supply, and avoided transport of 73,000 oil (6+ tanker loads). That's less than 1 tanker PER QUARTER (big deal). The question, as Ranger Joe pointed out, is, will the oil be available from Magwe - as it certainly WON'T be shipped IN.

Calcutta - Magwe is only 10 hexes, so the Allies can surely bomb the crap out of Magwe whenever they want. With enough AA and CAP in place to defend it, will they make the effort? I surely would. The Allies would just as surely bomb the crap out of Rangoon's refinery, so I guess I agree with Ranger Joe - it's a waste of 10k supply to make any repairs.

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